Saillagouse

Saillagouse (French pronunciation: [sajaɡuz] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Sallagosa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.^[3]

Saillagouse Sallagosa
Commune
A view of Saillagouse from the road between Eyne and Llo
Coat of arms
Location of Saillagouse
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Coordinates: 42°27′39″N 2°02′25″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Les Pyrénées catalanes
Intercommunality	Pyrénées Cerdagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Georges Armengol[1]
Area 1	11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,161
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66167 /66800
Elevation	1,230–2,160 m (4,040–7,090 ft) (avg. 1,300 m or 4,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants are called Saillagousains.

Geography

Saillagouse is in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Saillagouse station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.

Map of Saillagouse and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	728	—
1975	767	+0.75%
1982	763	−0.07%
1990	825	+0.98%
1999	820	−0.07%
2007	1,009	+2.63%
2012	1,052	+0.84%
2017	1,089	+0.69%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department